Kanye West ‘punches teenager over racist remarks made to Kim Kardashian’

Kanye West is being investigated over an assault after he allegedly punched a teenager who hurled racist insults at his fiancée Kim Kardashian.

Law enforcement sources in Los Angeles have confirmed that the 18-year-old man is pressing charges against West after the altercation, which took place when Kardashian entered a furniture store in Beverly Hills.

The teenager is said to have shouted at Kardashian: ‘F**k you bitch. Just trying to help you. Shut up n****r lover, stupid slut.’

According to TMZ, Kim then phoned Kanye to tell him what was happening and as the teenager became aware that Kanye was on the phone, he shouted: ‘F**k you N****r’ loud enough that the rap star could hear.

The teenager then allegedly said: ‘F**k these fa**ot-ass n****rs’ in reference to the paparazzi, at which point Kim told him that the n-word was inappropriate.

At this point, Kanye arrived on the scene and according to witnesses, punched the teenager while Kim screamed: ‘We have it all on tape’.

According to TMZ, a third party separated the two men but by the time police arrived West and Kardashian had already left.

‘Kanye was named as a suspect by the victim as well as witnesses. He had left prior to our arrival, and detectives are currently investigating,’ Beverly Hills Police Sgt George DeMarois told the New York Daily News.

It remains unclear whether Kim called Kanye, or received a call from him (Picture: Reuters)

‘The named suspect was identified as Kanye West by the victim and several witnesses,’ a Beverly Hills Police Department statement added.

But a witness speaking to E! Online told a different version of the story – where there was no physical altercation.

‘Kim and Kanye were meeting for an appointment today,’ a source told the site.

‘Kim arrived later than Kanye. En route into the building Kim saw a young man yelling racial slurs at the paparazzi.

‘Kim told him he shouldn’t use racial slurs and he turned on her and verbally assaulted her.

‘The two ended up in a stairwell where the man was in her face and continued to verbally assault her,’ the insider added. ‘She was genuinely scared.

‘Kanye called her phone and she answered and the man continued yelling at her,’ the source told E! Online. ‘Kanye overheard and came running down…he confronted the guy.’

‘The guy continued with the slurs. He was in Kanye’s face and wouldn’t stop. He was taunting him. Police were called to the scene.’

Representatives for West and Kardashian have not responded to requests for comment.